The best inspirational quotes are distributed daily to make a positive difference in your life. Many of these Kevin Rayner has collected for preaching / teaching. You could call some, "Sentence Sermons."
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Bookends to Success = The front-end initiates and the back-end follows-up. Often, leaders are good at one side of the bookend or the other. But both sides are needed for success. That’s why every leader needs a well-balanced team.
Scriptures Ecclesiastes 5:5 it's better that you don't promise than that you do promise and not follow through. James 1:8 because he is double-minded and undecided in all that he does [i.e., he cannot make up his mind and follow through about anything]. https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/words/Follow/sort/popular
We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them. -- ALBERT EINSTEIN
No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking. --VOLTAIRE
No one can be a great thinker who does not recognize that as a thinker it is his first duty to follow his intellect to whatever conclusions it may lead. --John Stuart Mill
There are those who reason well, but they are greatly outnumbered by those who reason badly. --Galileo Galilei
Readers are plentiful; thinkers are rare. --HARRIET MARTINEAU
Before you react, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you criticize, wait. Before you quit, try. --William Arthur Ward
Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking. --Albert Einstein
Be A Sustained Thinker = The third growth practice is to think daily and apply what you have learned. Evaluated experience is the best teacher. Reflection turns experience into insight. After a new experience, ask yourself “What did I love? What did I learn?” and you will grow. Sustained thinkers look for a better, bigger, deeper answer. #think
Are You Nurturing Thoughts That Are Nurturing You?
https://youtu.be/wSbv-WrVPiY
Nurture Healthy Thoughts = What thoughts are you nurturing the most in your mind? Are those thoughts helping and serving you in the direction you want to go? Today is an opportunity for you to pre-decide the thoughts you are going to nurture. When you nurture healthy thoughts, it will lead you in a positive direction.
Good Thoughts Shared Become Great Thoughts
https://youtu.be/eHWHVMgr_68
Share Your Thoughts With Others = In John Maxwell’s book, How Successful People Think, he discusses 11 thinking patterns that successful people engage in that unsuccessful people do not. One of these thinking patterns is Shared Thinking.
Successful people share ideas and thoughts with the people around them and request feedback. When you share with others, there is an energy that births other thoughts. A great thought is not birthed in a vacuum. Great thinking is a result of sharing thoughts and ideas with others. John says “Some of my best thinking has been done by others.” Do you share your thoughts, and allow others the opportunity to make them better?
What Kind Of Thinker Are You?= John Maxwell’s book, How Successful People Think, has helped millions of people. Watch as John discusses the inspiration behind the book and how his father discovered from a young age the incredible power of thinking.
The greatest gap between successful and unsuccessful people is the thinking gap. Successful people think differently, which controls their behavior and determines the direction of their lives.
Do You Sit With Your Thoughts And Ideas? = In John Maxwell’s book, How Successful People Think, he discusses 11 thinking patterns that successful people engage in, that unsuccessful people do not. One of these thinking patterns is Sustained Thinking.
Sustained thinking is the ability to take a thought and stay with it longer than people typically do. If you take a fleeting thought, and sit with it for a long while, it has the potential to mature and become a great thought.
Your first thought is not going to be a great thought. Stick with it! Sustain your thought, and it will become better and may even mature into a great thought. Do you sit with your thoughts and ideas long enough?
Reflect and Think = Think daily to apply what you learn in life. Reflection turns experience into insight. By spending time thinking and reflecting on what you learn and experience, you can extract from that experience and reflect on your personal growth.
Way Above Average = What makes someone thoughtful? A person who maximizes their words and actions. The first step to thoughtfulness is thinking about others.
Thoughtfulness Is An Asset In Life = A thoughtful person is one who spends their time maximizing their words and actions. This type of person's words and actions weigh more than others because they have taken the time to think about others before taking action. So quit thinking about yourself and become a person of significance—a person of thoughtfulness.
Thoughtfulness is the stepping stone to making an impact = A thoughtful person spends their time maximizing their words and their actions. Their words weigh more than average words. Their actions weigh more than average words. When they take action, it has a great impact, and even greater return. They are considered wise and considerate. The example they set is above average. But why? Because they quit thinking of themselves and put others first, and they were able to become a person of significance.
Today, Juliet Funt joins the podcast to talk about how to unleash your talent by eliminating unnecessary busywork. Mark Cole dives in with Juliet to discover why this concept is hard for leaders to embrace and what practices leaders can implement to gain the “white space” needed to have a healthier and more innovative culture.
Key takeaways:
• Learn how to create white space in your day to reclaim creativity and conquer busyness.
• Discover strategies for setting boundaries and saying no, even in senior-level positions.
• Understand the negative effects of constant urgency in the workplace and how to prioritize tasks effectively.
Leaders, if you’re looking to lead powerful, positive change in yourself or your organization, it can be hard to know where to start. John Maxwell says that everything begins with a thought, which is why leaders need to examine their thinking. What you think determines what you do and who you are.
In this episode, John Maxwell teaches how changing your thinking can change your life. After John’s lesson, Mark Cole and Traci Morrow discuss how they implement John’s principles into their own life, and they also offer you some real-world applications.
Ecclesiastes 5:2 (MSG) Don’t shoot off your mouth, or speak before you think. Don’t be too quick to tell God what you think he wants to hear. God’s in charge, not you—the less you speak, the better.
Proverbs 18:11 (MSG) The rich think their wealth protects them; they imagine themselves safe behind it.
Proverbs 30:13 (MSG) Don’t be stuck-up and think you’re better than everyone else.
Matthew 9:4 - But Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts?
Luke 10:15 (MSG) “And you, Capernaum! Do you think you’re about to be promoted to heaven? Think again. You’re on a fast track to hell.
Proverbs 13:16 Wise people think before they act; fools don't—and even brag about their foolishness.
Acts 4:19 But Peter and John replied, “Do you think God wants us to obey you rather than him?
Acts 17:29 And since this is true, we shouldn’t think of God as an idol designed by craftsmen from gold or silver or stone.
Romans 1:28 Since they thought it foolish to acknowledge God, he abandoned them to their foolish thinking and let them do things that should never be done.
Romans 8:5 Those who are dominated by the sinful nature think about sinful things, but those who are controlled by the Holy Spirit think about things that please the Spirit.
Philippians 4:8 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.
John 5:39 You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me,
Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Romans 12:2 ESV Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
Colossians 3:2 ESV Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth.
Ecclesiastes 12:5 Remember him before you become fearful of falling and worry about danger in the streets; before your hair turns white like an almond tree in bloom, and you drag along without energy like a dying grasshopper, and the caperberry no longer inspires sexual desire. Remember him before you near the grave, your everlasting home, when the mourners will weep at your funeral.
Hebrews 13:17 (MSG) Be responsive to your pastoral leaders. Listen to their counsel. They are alert to the condition of your lives and work under the strict supervision of God. Contribute to the joy of their leadership, not its drudgery. Why would you want to make things harder for them?
Romans 12:13 - Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality.
1 Timothy 5:8 ESV But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
2 Corinthians 11:8 I “robbed” other churches by accepting their contributions so I could serve you at no cost.
I shed a tear when I meet somebody who always quits. Reliable people are so rare in this world. --Bauvard
Your personal brand is a promise to your clients... a promise of quality, consistency, competency, and reliability. --Jason Hartman
A man who lacks reliability is utterly useless. --Confucius
First, we can know the Bible is reliable because Jesus said it was reliable. --Norman Geisler
What the church lacks in our day is not a reliable text of the Bible, but the faith in the sufficiently reliable text. --John Piper
The Bible is not infallible because it says so—but because Christ says so. There is no more reliable witness to the nature of Scripture than the one who died and rose to be our Savior. --Clark Pinnock
Show Up Every Time = People who are reliable and consistent always show up. They don’t require others to follow-up with them in order to get the work done. People can count on them in a team, especially when it counts. Be reliable today, and discover how you can help others.
You May not Be Trusted as Much as You Think
https://youtu.be/EVAC2u-wMLE The Trifecta of Trust by Dr. Joseph Folkman uses data from tens of thousands of 360-Degree assessments to determine how team members view trust with their leaders. The data showed that over 45% of leaders were not trusted as much as they think they are. In the book, he gives 7 signals that you might not be trusted as much as you think you are.
Proverbs 25:13 (MSG) Reliable friends who do what they say are like cool drinks in sweltering heat—refreshing!
Proverbs 13:17 (MSG) Irresponsible talk makes a real mess of things, but a reliable reporter is a healing presence.
Proverbs 20:6 Many will say they are loyal friends, but who can find one who is truly reliable?
John 21:24 (MSG) This is the same disciple who was eyewitness to all these things and wrote them down. And we all know that his eyewitness account is reliable and accurate.
Hebrews 2:2 - For since the message declared by angels proved to be reliable, and every transgression or disobedience received a just retribution,
1 Samuel 3:19 As Samuel grew up, the Lord was with him, and everything Samuel said proved to be reliable.
2 Timothy 2:2 You have heard me teach things that have been confirmed by many reliable witnesses. Now teach these truths to other trustworthy people who will be able to pass them on to others.
1 Corinthians 1:9 God is faithful, who has called you into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
2 Peter 1:19 We also have the prophetic message as something completely reliable, and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
